Safety Manual

Procedure Pre-Use Inspection • Before any employee(s) use any aerial lift a pre-use inspection checklist must be completed. This applies to the beginning of every work day, period and shifts. • At the time of pre-inspection if any safety defects are found they must be reported toyour immediate supervisor. Defects would include such things as: defective brakes, steering, lights, horns, hydraulic fluid leaks, seat belt, missing fire extinguisher or back upalarm. • If defects are found during the pre-inspection the aerial lift must be locked and tagged, and taken out of service until repaired. All employees should use lockout/tagout procedures. If the aerial/scissor lift becomes disabled, an “out of service” tag or equivalent shall be attached to the controls inside the platform in a conspicuous location. Safe Work Practices • All employees/operators should avoid wearing any loose clothing including jewelry that has the possibility of getting caught in a moving part. • Employee/operator must completely walk around the machine to ensure everything and everyone is clear of the machine before the machine is started. • Articulating boom and extendable boom platforms, primarily designed as personnel carriers, shall have both platform (upper) and lower controls. Upper controls shall be in or beside the platform within easy reach of the operator. Lower controls shall provide for overriding the upper controls. Controls shall be plainly marked as to their function. Lower level controls shall not be operated unless permission has been obtained from the employee in the lift, except in case of emergency. • Without prior manufacture’s written approval, no employee/operator should do any modification or additions to any aerial lifts. These types of changes may affect the capacity and safe operation of an aerial/scissor lift, therefore strictly prohibited. If any modifications need to be changed such as capacity, operation or maintenance instruction this will be approved through the manufacture and will be provided instructions on how to make these modifications and/or additions. • The insulated portion, if applicable. of an aerial/scissor lift shall not be altered in any manner that might reduce its insulating value. • All aerial/scissor lifts must have legible signs, plates and decals. If at any time anyof these become illegible they must be replaced. • All employees/operators who have an accident or a near-miss accident mustreport, regardless of fault and severity, to their Supervisor. • Follow the manufacturer’s specifications

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